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Ryan Elble of East Grand Rapids Commits to Miami (OH) University

In a story we ran across from our good buddies over at www.westmichiganhighschoolbaseball.com, WMA invites you to check out this great story about one of West Michigan’s finest athletes around. Check it out and Congrats to Ryan Elble.

GR Press All-Area Dream Team

QUARTERBACK: Ryan Elble, East Grand Rapids RUNNING BACKS: Brad Horling, Zeeland East; Ethan Colton, Saugatuck; Ben Bregg, Hopkins WIDE RECEIVERS: Neil VanderLaan, Rockford; Matt Houston, Lowell OFFENSIVE LINEMEN: Parker Ehinger, Rockford; Drake Hoffman, Forest Hills Central; Danzell Maze, Ottawa Hills; Tyler VanderSyde, Hopkins; Tyler Gruszka, Comstock Park SPECIALISTS: Jaylin Staten, Grand Rapids Christian; Jake Hovingh, Allendale KICKER: [...]

East Grand Rapids advances to state finals for football

East Grand Rapids beat Mount Pleasant 31-16 in Saturday’s Division 3 semifinal at Ferris State University in Big Rapids. East Grand Rapids used key pass plays from quarterback Ryan Elble and had to take a chance three different times on fourth down. Read the full story with The Grand Rapids Press: “Ryan [...]

East dispatches Mt. Pleasant, looks East to impending rematch

On a sunny, brisk Saturday in November, East Grand Rapids traveled to Ferris State University in Big Rapids to take on M.t Pleasant in the Division 3 state semifinals. To listen to coach Peter Stuursma, the Pioneers didn’t play their best game on Saturday. They didn’t execute on several occasions, [...]

East Grand Rapids outlasts Zeeland East for regional title

A mascot change may be in order for East Grand Rapids. The Pioneers will hardly be venturing into new territory after their 17-13 win over Zeeland East will send them to their fifth state semifinals in as many years. The Chix wasted no time showing the Pioneers what they were [...]

East v East – A showdown

The only thing we know for sure going into Saturday’s match up between East Grand Rapids and Zeeland East is that someone’s streak is coming to an end. The Pioneers have been on an amazing run, and with last week’s nail-biting victory over Grand Rapids Christian they racked up their [...]

Final Top 10 Teams in the OK Conferences

No one’s jumped up the top ten rankings quite like Greenville. For two weeks in a row, the Yellowjackets gave us games to watch, re-watch, then watch again. From obscurity to prominence, Greenville is on the map for the final OK conference football rankings with WMA. Voting for the WMA [...]

Week 9 Top 10 Teams in the OK Conferences

We’ve come a long way since week one. Team’s have fallen, others have risen, but the dust started to settle about three weeks ago. Fourteen teams have punched their ticket to the playoffs by winning six games, but a few five game winners will squeak in. 1. East Grand Rapids [...]

Week 8 Top 10 Teams in the OK Conferences

If you missed the comeback of the year, watch it out here at MHSAA.tv. East never looses their cool. I guess when you when 26 straight games and you have head coach Peter Stuursma and defensive coordinator Jim Voss on your side, you can walk with a little swagger. Not [...]

WMA & FOX17 Poll: Top Performers of Week 7 by Position

  Vote on the top performers at quarterback, running back, receiver, and on defense.